Cluster Headaches

Cluster Headaches is one of the major types of headaches, which is found in a large number of people all over the world. This is one of the headaches, which is also popularly known as suicide headaches as well. According to the doctors this is a type of a neurological disease. This is one of the headaches, which is characterized by immense pain. Cluster headaches are also one of the headaches, which occur periodically, and there are spontaneous remissions in between. Presently the doctors know no cause of this headache.

There are various nicknames of cluster headaches. Some of these include Erythroprosopalgia of Bing,Migrainous neuralgia, Erythromelagia of the head, Ciliary neuralgia, Horton's headache as well as Sluder's neuralgia(syndrome). There are large numbers of scientists as well as doctors who have researched a lot on this. There are further research activities as well as experiments are going on in order to make out the proper cause of this disease and provide the patients with proper medication and remedies.
There are a large number of signs and symptoms of the cluster headaches. These signs and symptoms will help you detect whether you are suffering from a cluster headache or not. Some of them are mentioned below. Have a look to known more:

Pain: This is one of the major symptoms of the cluster headaches. You will feel severe pain if you are a patient of cluster headaches. This is a type of pain, that will last 15 minutes to 3 hours. Female patients have known to have said that the severe pain that one feels due to cluster headaches is unbearable and can be severe than childbirth. This is a pain, which you will feel in the temple region of your forehead. You will also feel the pain near your eyes.

There are various other symptoms of cluster headaches, which include ptosis or the drooping eyelid, red eyes, teardrops falling from the eyes as well as runny nose. You will also feel facial blushing, swelling as well as sweating. These characteristics of cluster headaches are also known as autonomic symptoms. You can also associate the attack with restlessness as well.

One of the major characteristics of cluster headaches is that it will occur at a regular timing. This is one of the reasons that it has been also known as alarm clock headaches as well. This is one of the headaches, which will occur at a particular time of the day or night.

Cluster Headaches are also chronic as well as episodic in nature. In case of episodic cluster headaches, you will find that the attack will occur either once or more on a daily basis. This will take place at a particular time of the day and can also continue for few weeks as well. On the other hand, the chronic cluster headaches are different. In this case there are no remission periods as such. You will also feel that the chronic nature of the headache will change to episodic and the vice versa.

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